Long after the prince left, Li Zhi was still sitting in the hall, his expression gloomy and uncertain, and his mind filled with thoughts.
Regarding the prince's words, he admitted that there was some truth in it, but he did not completely agree with it.
For example, during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the prince said that the generals of the Tiance Mansion had hijacked his father, so that even if he was unwilling, he had to take the path of killing his brothers and his brothers, and then taking it away... However, this incident
The crux of the matter is, is the father really unwilling?
If you take one step back and your family is extinct and your body is shattered to pieces, if you take one step forward, you can ascend the throne and become emperor and be honored for centuries. Li Zhi believes that anyone who is a rational person knows how to choose.
How could my father, who was so talented and powerful, be willing to sit back and wait for death?
Rather than saying that the generals of the Tiance Mansion coerced the father, it is better to say that it was because of the team of the Tiance Mansion that the father dared to fight back desperately and survive.
Li Zhi firmly believed that under his seemingly open-minded and rough image, there was a keen and calculating ambition. Everything was under his control. Only he wanted to do it or not, and there was no way he was being manipulated.
Coerce this kind of thing.
That is the Ninth Five Supreme Being, the position of emperor. Even if it is coerced, many people will flock to it, right?
As for the so-called coercion by powerful ministers after something was accomplished, even as the emperor, he had no control over it, Li Zhi scorned it even more.
Only a dull man like the prince, who talks about benevolence, justice and morality, can say such stupid words. As an emperor, he speaks of the constitution of heaven. No matter how arrogant and domineering the powerful ministers are, he still has a hundred ways to deal with them and carefully plans them.
Any purpose below can be achieved through euphemistic means. Can it only be done head-on? Either you die or I die?
The emperor's power comes from the stability of the government, and the stability of the government lies in the checks and balances of power. Although Li Zhi is not old, he has definitely read a lot of books. He regards this truth as a guideline and deeply believes it. In his opinion, even if
The new emperor's ascension to the throne must be controlled by powerful ministers, but he must not just accept it. In the future, he will rely on the Guanlong nobles to ascend to the throne. Then the Guanlong nobles must have seized huge power in the process, which is enough to restrict the imperial power. Then they will support others.
It is enough for one force to compete with the Guanlong nobles.
Regardless of the Shandong aristocratic family or the Jiangnan noble family, their own energy is definitely not much less than that of the Guanlong nobles. They only need to be given some policy support and a new round of checks and balances can be achieved in the blink of an eye.
When all the forces in the DPRK and China restrain each other, the emperor sitting in the middle will have the power to judge and hold the DPRK situation firmly in the palm of his hand...
As for the prince's concern about whether fratricide would occur, Li Zhi didn't even care.
Just like his father back then, if he really didn't want to, no one could force him to kill his brother and brother, and force the late emperor to abdicate. The worst he could do would be death. How could he get to that point?
Li Zhi was full of respect and affection for his brothers. His original intention to fight for the throne was not only that he thought he would do better than the prince, but of course there was also a little bit of selfishness at work. After all, he had the opportunity to fight for the supremacy in the world.
Who would remain indifferent to the throne?
But all of this will definitely not end with killing his brothers. If the situation really develops to that day, he would rather commit suicide to thank the world than raise a butcher's knife against his brothers.
The usurpers of the past dynasties would kill their brothers to ensure the stability of their rule, but Li Zhi did not bother to do it.
My father, Emperor Xuanwu, killed his brothers and murdered his brothers to achieve his grand ambition of unifying the world. However, to this day, he is still criticized and slandered by the people of the world. His reputation has been tarnished for a lifetime. I am afraid that he will still be infamy for thousands of years, and he is often autistic in the palace.
Repentance and regret, after all, killing one's brother is not killing a chicken or a dog. The guilt and regret in my heart will never be cleared away for the rest of my life.
Li Zhi wanted to be an emperor, but he didn't want to be an emperor who would be burdened with notoriety and a troubled conscience.
There was a soft sound of footsteps behind you, rings jingled, a scent of fragrant wind came, a soft and delicate body leaned on the shoulder, and a gentle voice full of joy: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has finally pardoned you!"
Li Zhi raised his head and looked at his princess's pretty face full of surprise. He also laughed and said warmly: "Thanks to the prince, otherwise my father would not know when he would be able to make up his mind to pardon me. I have suffered so much for you these days.
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A legitimate daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan, a true lady of the family, had to be imprisoned in the palace with him without leaving the house. She faced the sky and the earth above her head all day long, like a bird in a cage. It was so miserable.
Suffering is naturally difficult to describe.
Princess Jin held Li Zhi's arm, with a look of joy on her face, and said sweetly: "This is a great happy event. From now on, Your Highness will spread his wings and fly high, and the whole world will celebrate! I will send someone back to my natal home right now.
Let them know and let them come to the palace to celebrate!"
Li Zhi thought for a while and said: "Why bother my father-in-law to come in person? After I enter the palace to express my gratitude, we can choose an auspicious day and go to the house to visit my father-in-law in person."
Speaking of which, the Wang family of Taiyuan is indeed very unlucky. The reason for marrying him was not necessarily because they were optimistic about his ability to participate in the fight for the heirloom, but more because they hoped to use him, the most favored prince of His Majesty Li Er, to make the prince who had been repeatedly suppressed by the Guanlong nobles
The family gets a chance to breathe, and the children can make a difference in the court.
As a result, he had just gotten married and gained nothing, so he was imprisoned by his father. Not only did he gain no benefits, but he also suffered a certain degree of suppression for it. It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his army. This kind of luck is simply
Declined to the extreme...
However, Li Zhi went to the Wang family not out of sympathy. In the officialdom, marriages are not based on who cares about whom, and who accepts favors. Everyone just takes what they need. They can only blame the wrong bets and wrong assessment of the situation.
If you can't clearly see the current situation, you can't blame anyone, let alone feel sympathy.
Now that he has escaped and has the opportunity to compete for the throne, it means that the Wang family has jumped out of the trough, and this marriage has finally paid off.
Of course, they also have to do something to help Li Zhi compete for the reserve...
Princess Jin became more and more delighted. Of course she knew that the current Prince Jin had soared into the sky and became the second only to the prince among the emperor's many princes. He also had the power to compete for the throne with the emperor's tacit approval. This also made her
The status is rising.
Even though she didn't dare to show off outside, her status within the Wang family could not be ignored.
There is no woman who does not love vanity. The difference is only in different degrees. Princess Jin thought that everyone in the family would be respectful to her. In the past, those aunts and sisters-in-law who were not on good terms with her would all lower their eyebrows in front of her and try to please her.
My mood is like a blooming flower.
Li Zhi stood up, gently patted Princess Jin's delicate white hands, and said energetically: "Serve me to bathe and change clothes. I want to enter the palace to express my gratitude."
"Here!"
Princess Jin had a smile on her face, her eyes were moving, and her voice was so sweet that it could overflow with honey.
Power and status have always been the greatest charms of men. It can stimulate the deepest levels of hormones in men, exuding an intoxicating aura. No matter how cold and aloof a woman is, she must be willing to succumb to this aura.
Take whatever you ask for.
Therefore, through the ages, power, status, and wealth have been the strongest backbone of men. If you choose one of the three, you can have a happy family; if you take two of the three, you can do whatever you want. A man who has all three is the so-called "walking hormone".
Countless women flocked to him, like moths to a flame, one after another.
Although love is great, in the face of day after day's sharpening, it becomes sharper like a blade, then gradually becomes thinner, and finally sinks into the secular world.
Therefore, for a man, power, status, and wealth are the real foundation. Only with these can he have love.
Otherwise, it is nothing.
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The city of Chang'an has not yet felt the coolness of autumn. The huge flow of people in the city is like ants, bringing a rolling heat wave. In addition, the weather has been sunny and sunny for several consecutive days. The entire Guanzhong is crouching under the lustful power of the autumn tiger, and on the rooftop
Shan Jiucheng Palace is a completely different scene.
The east is a white fish belly, the rising sun has not yet risen, the entire mountain is chirping birds, springs are gurgling, white mist slowly rises from the valleys and ravines, slowly diffuses, and covers the mountain palaces, making the mist-shrouded space look like a fairyland.
Fang Jun broke free from Princess Gaoyang's tangled limbs, put on his clothes lightly, leaned over and kissed her beautiful and fragrant baby-like face gently, and then walked out of the bedroom.
Princess Gaoyang on the bed seemed to be sleeping soundly and peacefully, but now her long eyelashes blinked, and her eyes did not open, but she smiled with contentment and happiness.